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The year of Queen Bey: Houston singer makes Forbes list of World's Most Powerful Women

Menil Picasso vandal sentenced to two years in prison; plans eventual return to UH

Terrifying Oklahoma tornado videos and slices of pizza history top links we love right now

Best memories: Eight powerful performances that made this arts season special

City Life

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Fake pastor scam: Houston man pretends to be a religious leader to bilk divorcee out of $650,000

Everything is bigger in Texas: Houston is second-fastest growing city in the nation

Your weekly guide to Houston: Five (plus) don't-miss events — bras and bridesmaids galore!

New Urban Harvest executive director aims to plant seeds of growth

Fashion/Style

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Designer Toni Whitaker makes a dramatic comeback after a forced hiatus from fashion

Diamonds, pearls & 1920s flair mark Tiffany & Co. collection for The Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby movie flapper gown can be yours — for a mere $19,000

Fashion with a conscience: Chan Luu creates jewelry line from a world perspective

Food/Drink

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Houston restaurants dominate region's best list: Oxheart beats Austin's best easily

Another in-town Mexican restaurant announces closing after 15 years in business

Brewpub freedom: Texas House loosens craft beer restrictions; Gov. Perry will decide

Revamped Heights ice house is a craft beer and food truck Drive Inn haven — and it's not too hip

Home/Design

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Inside The Tinderbox: New craft shop emerges amid the restaurants and bars of Mid-Main

Inside great designer homes: Lifestyle blogger Ronda Rice Carman gives everyone house envy

The coolest gifts online: Houston entrepreneur aims to make handmade chic & cheap

Hometown girl turned celeb tastemaker Ronda Rice Carman lets you inside her drawers

Real Estate

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Houston is getting a new live music restaurant — and it comes with Montrose cred

Houston home sales hit highest point in six years as prices rise; no slowdown in sight

Defying the demolition craze: New $80 million downtown hotel to save a 102-year-old skyscraper

Historic Heights church to be bulldozed as more restaurants and stores move into 19th Street district

Social Scene

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Houston's most powerful room: Heavy hitters pack a ballroom to show H.E.A.R.T.

Art flies off the walls at this first-time gala: Montrose gallery draws a happy crowd

Rubber duckies rule as young professionals cowboy up at a hot restaurant

Hot men, cool cars and cigar girls: This Boys Night Out is beyond sizzling

Sports

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J.J. Watt tries to clone himself: The Texans force changes things up, sets a new mission

Snow cone vendor at Minute Maid Park is caught with his pants down

Houston Super Bowl to include a rocket ship ride, a Space Needle and big-name concerts

Astrodome future not tied to Super Bowl, judge insists: But forget those neat save it ideas without money

Travel

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Vail in the summer? Colorado reps descend on Houston to try and pump up mountain tourism

Making flying sexy: Hooking up at the airport is easy thanks to a new niche dating website

National magazine dubs Houston one of most affordable travel destinations in America

Punk times are back: New NYC fashion exhibit shows off spiked hair, safety pins and more

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Pix of the Day

Post Oak Boulevard gets a little greener with large new tree

By Clifford Pugh

04.23.13 | 7:00 am

The new Skanska USA skyscraper on Post Oak Boulevard, across from the Gerald D. Hines Waterwall, will open this summer. But officials got a jump start on beautifying the area by planting a 25-foot ...

The High Life

New luxury high-rise upped from 35 to 40 floors: A sneak peek at Houston's tallest apartment tower

By Whitney Radley

11.14.12 | 11:11 am

PM Realty Group broke ground on 2929 Weslayan last week, marking yet another multifamily residential development to go up within easy walking distance of Highland Village. The developer fi ...

So Many Choices

Peek into the homes of strangers without getting arrested: It's a home tour-packed weekend

By Whitney Radley

05.04.12 | 7:27 am

Are you inspired by the homes of strangers? Do you like to balance your curiosity with a certain amount of social politeness? This weekend, get a sneak peek into others' homes on three sepa ...

One Floor Every 10 Days

Sky high in the Galleria: An exclusive sneak peek at BBVA Compass Plaza (and its two restaurant spaces)

By Whitney Radley

04.19.12 | 2:06 pm

Representatives of the Redstone Companies have had the 6.5-acre plot of land at 2200 Post Oak Boulevard in their sights since the early '90s. Now, more than 20 years later, that plan i ...

Foodie News

New Embassy Suites plans to keep it green — Ruggles Green — downtown

By Sarah Rufca

04.29.11 | 3:25 pm

The new Embassy Suites Downtown has made an effort to stick to the eco-friendly example set by its neighbor, Discovery Green. The 262-room hotel that opened in February is the first LEED-certif ...

Subsidized Solutions

Near Northside's newest neighborhood: FedEx freight facility transforms into LEED-certified homes

By Steven Thomson

04.19.11 | 4:59 pm

Standing in the shadow of downtown, the vibrant Near Northside bustles with generations-old taquerias, corner bodegas and shabby historic Victorian bungalows. Yet, in the past, the lack of zoning l ...

Gone Green

Mayor's Earth Day Breakfast launches solar-powered SPACE, celebrates Houston's greening & Spanjian

By Caroline Gallay

04.18.11 | 3:56 pm

"I can get tired just watching Laura," Mayor Annise Parker said of sustainability director Laura Spanjian Monday morning at the mayor's Earth Day Breakfast. Parker told the assemb ...

Imagine Houston's Future

Can a Green Revolution transform Houston's future?

By Laura Spanjian

01.28.11 | 10:31 am

Innovation, creativity and a black gold rush spirit dominated Houston at the turn of the last century – putting Houston on the map as an economic leader. As one of the main driving forces of ...

Grocery wars

Designs for new H-E-B Montrose store are scrutinized at neighborhood meeting

By Steven Thomson

10.31.10 | 6:00 am

The ongoing struggle between the Montrose community and H-E-B over the design of an impending supermarket entered a new stage Saturday when Scott McClelland, president of H-E-B in Houston, presente ...

Trendysomething in SoMo

Is Denver Harbor the next EaDo? New Hope Housing says, Yes

By Steven Thomson

10.28.10 | 4:24 pm

The projects have gone platinum. On a shaded lane in the Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor area stands a beacon of urban change: 2424 Sakowitz, a Platinum LEED Certified subsidized housing complex. The ...

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Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche	The Bow Wows of Dog Parks

Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex	Market Square Park Danny Jackson Family Dog Park Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park Millie Bush Dog Park Discovery Green Ervan Chew Dog Park
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Cupcake Heaven	Swell Party Venues

Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes	The Corinthian Goode's Armadillo Palace Hotel ZaZa Houston House of Blues Houston Hudson Lounge La Colombe d'Or Lucky Strike Lanes
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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Late Night Bites

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky Taqueria La Tapatia
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Hotel Bar Great Escapes

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	The Bar at La Colombe d’Or Hotel Bar Malatesta Monarch Lounge Monnalisa Vinoteca Line and Lariat
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Gallery Hopping in The Heights	Where the NFL/NBA Players Play

Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery	Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Vic & Anthony’s Hotel Icon Sushi Raku Yao's Restaurant and Bar at Houston Pavillions (closed)
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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	A-List Art Deco

Formula One technology hits the streets: A sneak peek at McLaren's new supercar Revving up summer in the 2011 Chevy Camaro convertible: Does the top down love stack up? A sporty new Range Rover that's big on style: CultureMap previews the new Evoque The Ford Mustang GT convertible is the original pony car, but is it the best? An exotic tour of the town with Houston Motor Club: Inside the culture of hot car swapping Volvo S60 T5 strives to be a little naughty, but with nifty features it sure is nice The comeback kid: Chrysler experiences a renaissance with the 200 and 300	Lawndale Art Center Houston City Hall JPMorgan Chase Building University of Houston — Downtown Macy's Downtown
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Happy Hour treats	Downtown Watering Holes

Uchi Benjy's-Washington Alto Pizzeria (Closed) Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Down House	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's State Bar notsuoH
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Imperiled Architecture	Quirky Houston attractions

River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears	Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery
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Places to see an art house movie	Free Museum Days

Sundance Cinemas River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30	The Menil Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Museum of Natural Science Children's Museum of Houston Holocaust Museum Houston Blaffer Art Museum
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Cool hotel pools for chilling	Indie Coffee Joints

Hotel Granduca Four Seasons Hotel Hotel ZaZa The St. Regis Hotel Hotel Sorella, CityCentre Westin Houston Memorial City	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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05.24.13

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New low-calorie, high-end chain restaurant tries to measure up to Houston's foodie powers

05.24.13

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Vail in the summer? Colorado reps descend on Houston to try and pump up mountain tourism

05.24.13

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Houston's most powerful room: Heavy hitters pack a ballroom to show H.E.A.R.T.

05.23.13

06:51 pm

Fake pastor scam: Houston man pretends to be a religious leader to bilk divorcee out of $650,000

05.23.13

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J.J. Watt tries to clone himself: The Texans force changes things up, sets a new mission

24 \| may at 11:00 am	Art opening: Late Surrealism
The Menil Collection
24 \| may at 12:00 pm	Comicpalooza 2013
George R. Brown Convention Center
24 \| may at 1:30 pm	2013 Friday and Saturday Afternoon Lectures at MFAH
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
24 \| may at 6:00 pm	Trill Comedy Festival
Station Theater